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208_ What Happened to Cannabis in Alabama?

Podcast: Innovating Cannabis Podcast · The Mary Jane Society

Opublikowano: 2026-09-21

Like many Southern states, Alabama developed a strong hemp market while access to legal marijuana remained extremely limited. My guest, Jennifer Boozer Stewart, opened CannaBama, the state’s first CBD shop, in 2018. She hosts a radio show focused on the plant and the endocannabinoid system and has spent years advocating at the State House. But Alabama allowed the hemp market to grow largely unchecked before imposing restrictions that put responsible, self-regulating businesses like Jennifer’s out of business. At the same time, the state’s medical program has barely gotten off the ground. There...